Enhancement Laborer – Fresno (Driver Preferred)

About the role

The Enhancement Laborer executes small‑scale landscaping operations and maintains the grounds and landscape of commercial properties.

Responsibilities

• Perform plant removal, replanting of lawn, converting lawn areas to planters or planters to lawn, replace broken sidewalk, lay mow strips, mulch, prune, and plant trees.
• Serve as backup to interior landscaping maintenance, gardening, irrigation technology, and grounds personnel.
• Remove or plant grass using garden tools such as rakes, shovels, and picks.
• Dig trenches and set up cement forms for sidewalk replacement, mow strips, and planters.
• Utilize pruning and trimming equipment to maintain trees and shrubs.
• Operate lawn maintenance equipment including a 36″ mower, blower, gas‑powered trimmer, and other power equipment.
• Water plants, lawns, and gardens.
• Apply fertilizer in accordance with scheduled use and application standards.
• Perform plant, weed, trim, and blow activities.
• Remove materials from overhead racks on trucks and transport materials from site to site.
• Handle tools, dig, cement fish, plant, weed, maintain, and mow.

Requirements

• Six months of commercial landscape experience preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of proper water application and penetration.
• Current driver’s license.
• Ability to adjust and regulate sprinkler heads, finish cement surfaces, prepare forms for cement pours, and perform weeding.
• Experience with cement preparation and finishing procedures.
• Ability to operate a truck with trailer/gate and ramp for loading, unloading, and transport of equipment.
• Physical ability to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials weighing up to 20 lb (distance up to 50 ft).
• Ability to lift 30‑35 lb (or 120 lb trees lifted by four individuals) a distance of 20 ft for planting.
• Capability to push or pull grass rolls requiring up to 20 lb of force.
• Capability to push/pull, twist, and turn trees with up to 35 lb of force when planting.
• Must be at least 18 years old (21 years old if operating company‑provided vehicles).
• Strong stamina and ability to work outdoors in extreme heat, cold, or varied weather conditions.
• Safe operation of landscaping equipment (mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers, etc.).
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously, and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.
• Proficiency with hand tools such as shovels and rakes.
• Willingness to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (safety shoes, high‑visibility clothing, hand, eye, hearing, and head protection).
• Valid driver’s license and compliance with company motor‑vehicle performance standards as verified by a state‑issued record check.
• Maintain required medications for known allergic reactions at all times.
• Work environment may include moderate to extreme temperatures (above 100 °F or below 32 °F), high humidity, direct sunlight, automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical/electrical hazards, loud noise, allergens (pollen, rag weed), insects (bees, spiders), and reptiles (lizards, snakes).

Pay

Pay Range: $16.90 – $21.00 per hour

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Ancillary and voluntary insurance products
• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• 6 to 9 company‑paid holidays per year
• Paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Potential variable‑pay opportunities based on position and performance